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Bugaighis joins board

The Board of Directors of Community Services for Children welcomes Elizabeth Tyler Bugaighis, PhD, to the board for an initial three-year term beginning July 2009. Dr. Bugaighis is the new Dean of Education & Academic Success at Northampton Community College. She heads the Education, Early Childhood Education, Special Education, and ESL departments. Her additional responsibilities college-wide include student retention and persistence initiatives, developmental education, tutoring services, and an NEH grant.

Dr. Bugaighis earned her doctorate in educational theory and policy from The Pennsylvania State University. She holds an MPA from Kutztown and a BA from Moravian College.

Community Services for Children prepares children and their families to succeed in learning and in life. Programs include Early Head Start, Head Start, PreK Counts preschool, child care subsidies, and Keystone STARS quality improvement services.